The Evolution of the Scottish Parliament Building
The Scottish Parliament building is located in the capital, Edinburgh.
The Citation of this landmark began after the Referendum on the 11th September 1997 . The change in political position declared that Scotland would now have its own Parliament. According to Rt Hon Lord Fraser (2004) the Secretary of state, Donald Dewar had the authority at that time to choose the area of which the Parliament building was to be built. In 1999, 1st of June the responsibility was transferred to the Scottish Parliament Corporate Body. The Scottish Office commissioned feasibility studies of the specified areas and came to the conclusion that the Scottish Parliament Building would sit at the foot of Edinburgh's famous Royal Mile in front of the spectacular Holyrood Park and Salisbury Crags. On July 6th 1998, Enric Miralles, a Spanish architect was selected to design the Scottish Parliament building.
CONTENTS PAGE FROM THE REPORT DESCRIBING THE MAIN TOPICS http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/SPICeResources/HolyroodInquiry.pdf 1. Events Prior to 1 May 1997
2. White Paper “Scotland’s Parliament” to the Passing of the Scotland Act 1998
3. Selection of the Holyrood Site
4. Appointment of the Architect
5. The Evolution of the Building User Brief
6. Construction Management
7. The Appointment of the Construction Manager
8. Project Management 1998 to 1 June 1999
9. The Project from Handover to February 2000
10. Early 2000 and the Establishment of the Holyrood Progress Group
11. The Holyrood Project June to December 2000
12. The Project from Late 2000
13. Planning, Queensberry House and the Role of Historic Scotland
14. Programming and Design Delay
15. Security Issues
16. The Holyrood Project from Autumn 2003 Onward